Science Spinning on Dublin City FM http://sciencespin.podomatic.com
Science Spinning is a half hour weekly popular science show, broadcast from Dublin City, Ireland and presented by science writer, Seán Duke.
Regular slots include: What's it all about?The Question is, and Inventive Minds.
To suggest items for the show contact the Editor at: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ieen-iepodOmatic RSS GeneratorSun, 01 Feb 2015 10:52:24 GMTscience,ireland,engineering,medicine,maths,zoology,geology,botany,chemistry,physics,space,Science & Medicine,Natural SciencesPresented & Produced by Seán Duke. Email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ieSean Dukesciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie cleannoSean DukeScience Spinning is a half hour weekly popular science show, broadcast from Dublin City, Ireland and presented by science writer, Seán Duke.
Regular slots include: What's it all about?The Question is, and Inventive Minds.
To suggest items for the show contact the Editor at: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ieHow Scientific is the Film 'Limitless'? <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/72/37/2d/sciencespin/1400x1400_4262026.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Keywords: Limitless, Brain, Untapped Potential </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Broadcast on East Coast FM, The Morning Show with Declan Meehan, 30th March, 2011</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">IMAGE: The idea behind the film Limitless is that we don't use up to 90 per cent of our brain, and if we did, we could develop extraordinary abilities [Credit: sciencedaily.com]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">In the recent film 'Limitless' a writer that is suffering from writer's block takes a drug that enables him to tap into the untapped potential of his mind, to great effect.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">How real, or scientific is the premise behind 'Limitless'? What do scientists understand about the brain, and it's supposed untapped abilities?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Discussion here with Declan Meehan</span></p>http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-04-01T10_30_01-07_00http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-04-01T10_30_01-07_00Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:30:01 GMT2013-12-062013-12-06http://sciencespin.podomatic.com
Sean Dukelimitless,brain,east,coast,fm,declan,meehan938no1Keywords: Limitless, Brain, Untapped Potential
Broadcast on East Coast FM, The Morning Show with Declan Meehan, 30th March, 2011
IMAGE: The idea behind the film Limitless is that we don't use up to 90 per cent of our brain, and if we did, we could develop extraordinary abilities [Credit: sciencedaily.com]
In the recent film 'Limitless' a writer that is suffering from writer's block takes a drug that enables him to tap into the untapped potential of his mind, to great effect.
How real, or scientific is the premise behind 'Limitless'? What do scientists understand about the brain, and it's supposed untapped abilities?
Discussion here with Declan MeehanKeywords: Limitless, Brain, Untapped Potential
Broadcast on East Coast FM, The Morning Show wit...Where is ET?; TB Makes a Comeback<img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/72/37/2d/sciencespin/1400x1400_4239947.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br /><p><strong><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Keywords: Extra-terrestrial life, TB</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">IMAGE: The Milky Way pictured here, is made up of about 750 billion stars like our Sun, with an even larger number of orbiting planets. Is it conceivable that none of these planets have life, let alone intelligent life? [Credit: NASA]&nbsp;</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Broadcast 24th March 2011 on 103.2 Dublin City FM&nbsp;</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Question Is?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">It has become common for scientists to assume that the Universe is teeming with life, given its vastness, and the potential number of 'Earth-like' planets that exist. But, is this assumption valid? If so, how come we haven't found ET despite 50 years of serious effort? We put the questions to <a href="t_title?rte=1">Paul Davies</a> a leading figure in the SETI (search for extra-terrestrial intelligence) project based at Arizona State U.&nbsp;</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">What's it all about?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We might have thought that we knew everything we needed to know about TB, Tuberculosis, or 'consumption', the scourge of 1940s and 1950s Ireland. But, apparently not, as TB has changed, become drug-resistant and is making a menancing comeback in modern Ireland. We ask Joe Keane, Consultant Respiratory Physician at St James's Hospital in Dublin to describe what this new TB threat is all about.&nbsp;</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">To contact the show, email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie</span></strong></p>http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-03-28T04_20_38-07_00http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-03-28T04_20_38-07_00Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:20:38 GMT2013-12-062013-12-06http://sciencespin.podomatic.com
Sean Dukeastronomy,paul,davies,arizona,state,university,joe,keane,st,james's,tb,in,ireland,seti,eerie,silence1722no2Keywords: Extra-terrestrial life, TB
IMAGE: The Milky Way pictured here, is made up of about 750 billion stars like our Sun, with an even larger number of orbiting planets. Is it conceivable that none of these planets have life, let alone intelligent life? [Credit: NASA]&nbsp;
Broadcast 24th March 2011 on 103.2 Dublin City FM&nbsp;
The Question Is?
It has become common for scientists to assume that the Universe is teeming with life, given its vastness, and the potential number of 'Earth-like' planets that exist. But, is this assumption valid? If so, how come we haven't found ET despite 50 years of serious effort? We put the questions to Paul Davies a leading figure in the SETI (search for extra-terrestrial intelligence) project based at Arizona State U.&nbsp;
What's it all about?
We might have thought that we knew everything we needed to know about TB, Tuberculosis, or 'consumption', the scourge of 1940s and 1950s Ireland. But, apparently not, as TB has changed, become drug-resistant and is making a menancing comeback in modern Ireland. We ask Joe Keane, Consultant Respiratory Physician at St James's Hospital in Dublin to describe what this new TB threat is all about.&nbsp;
To contact the show, email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ieKeywords: Extra-terrestrial life, TB
IMAGE: The Milky Way pictured here, is made up of about 750...The Human Genome, Space Exploration, Evolution <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/72/37/2d/sciencespin/1400x1400_4152305.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br /><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Broadcast 10/03/2011 on <a href="http://www.dublincityfm.ie">103.2 Dublin City FM</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">PIC: 'Buzz Aldrin' pictured on the Moon, July 1969 by Neil Armstrong. Putting men on the Moon was a tremendous technical achievement, but is space exploration worth the effort &amp; resources put into it? [Credit: NASA]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? The Human Genome Project. What is it? and how will it change our lives? <a href="http://www.ucc.ie/ucc/depts/biochemistry/staff/tmc.html">Tommie McCarthy, UCC</a>, explains.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">THE QUESTION IS? Is space exploration worth all the time, effort and resources put into it? We ask Irish European Space Agency engineer, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=69388441&amp;authType=NAME_SEARCH&amp;authToken=C5At&amp;locale=en_US&amp;srchid=eefe1390-d06a-4cce-ab7f-7e9384f97443-0&amp;srchindex=1&amp;srchtotal=55&amp;pvs=ps&amp;pohelp=&amp;goback=%2Efps_*1_Jim_Geary_*1_*1_*1_*1_*51_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2">James Geary</a>, who has worked on several exploration projects.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">WRITERS' ROOM We talk to <a href="http://www.nuigalway.ie/zoology/arthur/">Wallace Arthur, Professor of Zoology, NUI Galway</a>, and author of 'Evolution, A Developmental View', who has a different 'take' on evolution.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">To contact the show, email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie&nbsp;</span></p>http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-03-11T07_53_31-08_00http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-03-11T07_53_31-08_00Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:53:31 GMT2013-12-062013-12-06http://sciencespin.podomatic.com
Sean Dukespace,exploration,james,geary,european,agency,the,human,genome,tommie,mccarthy,ucc,evolution,evo-devo,wallace,arthur,nuig1633no3Broadcast 10/03/2011 on 103.2 Dublin City FM
PIC: 'Buzz Aldrin' pictured on the Moon, July 1969 by Neil Armstrong. Putting men on the Moon was a tremendous technical achievement, but is space exploration worth the effort &amp; resources put into it? [Credit: NASA]
&nbsp;WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? The Human Genome Project. What is it? and how will it change our lives? Tommie McCarthy, UCC, explains.
THE QUESTION IS? Is space exploration worth all the time, effort and resources put into it? We ask Irish European Space Agency engineer, James Geary, who has worked on several exploration projects.&nbsp;
WRITERS' ROOM We talk to Wallace Arthur, Professor of Zoology, NUI Galway, and author of 'Evolution, A Developmental View', who has a different 'take' on evolution.&nbsp;
To contact the show, email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie&nbsp;Broadcast 10/03/2011 on 103.2 Dublin City FM
PIC: 'Buzz Aldrin' pictured on the Moon, July 1969 ...Genetics, Super Materials, Recycling Energy <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/72/37/2d/sciencespin/1400x1400_4104208.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Broadcast on 24th February 2011&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Experts estimate that fossil-fuel burning power plants, such as the one pictured here, a peat fired plant in Ireland at Shannonbridge, Co Offaly, lose up to 70 per cent of their energy through heat losses. New nano materials could change all that [Credit: Wikipedia]&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Genetics, past, present and future, explained by Ken Wolfe, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) head of the only Irish laboratory involved in The Human Genome Project.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">THE QUESTION IS? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">We lose over 70 per cent of the energy - as heat - generated by fossil-fuel burning &nbsp;power plants. Can nano materials improve things? We ask TCD nano researcher Jonathan Coleman.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">WRITER'S ROOM </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Ireland's county Waterford has produced many of Ireland's most famous scientists, including Robert Boyle, of Boyle's Law fame, and Atom splitter, Ernest Walton. Author Donald Brady tells us more.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">To contact the show email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">For more about the Presenter &amp; Producer, Se&aacute;n Duke, click <a href="http://www.seanduke.com">here</a>.&nbsp;</span></p>http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-03-03T11_13_30-08_00http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-03-03T11_13_30-08_00Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:13:30 GMT2013-12-062013-12-06http://sciencespin.podomatic.com
Sean Dukejonathan,coleman,tcd,ken,wolfe,donald,brady,waterford,scientists,nano,materials,super,energy,recycling1710no4Broadcast on 24th February 2011&nbsp;
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Experts estimate that fossil-fuel burning power plants, such as the one pictured here, a peat fired plant in Ireland at Shannonbridge, Co Offaly, lose up to 70 per cent of their energy through heat losses. New nano materials could change all that [Credit: Wikipedia]&nbsp;
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
Genetics, past, present and future, explained by Ken Wolfe, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) head of the only Irish laboratory involved in The Human Genome Project.&nbsp;
THE QUESTION IS?
We lose over 70 per cent of the energy - as heat - generated by fossil-fuel burning &nbsp;power plants. Can nano materials improve things? We ask TCD nano researcher Jonathan Coleman.&nbsp;
WRITER'S ROOM
Ireland's county Waterford has produced many of Ireland's most famous scientists, including Robert Boyle, of Boyle's Law fame, and Atom splitter, Ernest Walton. Author Donald Brady tells us more.&nbsp;
To contact the show email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie
For more about the Presenter &amp; Producer, Se&aacute;n Duke, click here.&nbsp;Broadcast on 24th February 2011&nbsp;
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Experts estimate that fossil-fuel burning po...Dark Matter, Climate 'Delusion', Solar Flares <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/72/37/2d/sciencespin/1400x1400_4074438.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Broadcast on 17th Feb. 2011 on 103.2 Dublin City FM&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">IMAGE: Solar Flare captured on the Sun by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on 8th Sept. 2010 [Credit: NASA]&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">What's it all about? Solar flares explained by Peter Gallagher, astrophysicist based at TCD.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">The question is? We see only four per cent of the 'stuff' the Universe is made up of. Where is the invisible 'dark matter' and what is it doing? We ask Paul Callanan, physicist at UCC.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Writer's room. We talk to Christian Gerondeau, author of 'Climate: The Great Delusion'</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">To contact the show, email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie&nbsp;</span></p>http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-02-25T02_21_50-08_00http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-02-25T02_21_50-08_00Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:21:50 GMT2013-12-062013-12-06http://sciencespin.podomatic.com
Sean Dukeclimate,change,climate:,the,great,delusion,christian,gerondeau,peter,gallagher,tcd,solar,flares,paul,callanan,ucc,dark,matter1653no5Broadcast on 17th Feb. 2011 on 103.2 Dublin City FM&nbsp;
IMAGE: Solar Flare captured on the Sun by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on 8th Sept. 2010 [Credit: NASA]&nbsp;
What's it all about? Solar flares explained by Peter Gallagher, astrophysicist based at TCD.&nbsp;
The question is? We see only four per cent of the 'stuff' the Universe is made up of. Where is the invisible 'dark matter' and what is it doing? We ask Paul Callanan, physicist at UCC.
Writer's room. We talk to Christian Gerondeau, author of 'Climate: The Great Delusion'
To contact the show, email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie&nbsp;Broadcast on 17th Feb. 2011 on 103.2 Dublin City FM&nbsp;
IMAGE: Solar Flare captured on the Sun...Sea Floor Spreading, Fossils, Tectonic Plates <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/72/37/2d/sciencespin/1400x1400_4062338.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Broadcast on 10th Feb. 2011 on 103.2 Dublin City FM</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">IMAGE: The Mid Atlantic Ridge (in red) can be seen on land in Iceland [Credit: Elliot Lim, CIRES &amp; NOAA/NGOG]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">What's it all About? Sea Floor Spreading explained by Bettie Higgs, Geology UCC</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Question Is? How solid is the Earth's crust where tectonic plates collide? We ask Sergei Lebedev, of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Writer's Room. We talk to Patrick Wyse-Jackson, curator of the Geology Museum at TCD, and author of 'Introducing Palaeontology, A Guide to Ancient Life'&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">To contact the show email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks for listening</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Se&aacute;n Duke, Presenter &amp; Producer of Science Spinning, 'The Show with an Irish Spin on Science'&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-02-23T02_06_06-08_00http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-02-23T02_06_06-08_00Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:06:06 GMT2013-12-062013-12-06http://sciencespin.podomatic.com
Sean Dukemid,atlantic,ridge,sea,floor,spreading,iceland,bettie,higgs,ucc,fossils,patrick,wyse,jackson,introducing,palaeontology,a,guide,to,ancient,life,tectonic,plates,subduction,zones,sergei,lebedev,dias1759no6Broadcast on 10th Feb. 2011 on 103.2 Dublin City FM
IMAGE: The Mid Atlantic Ridge (in red) can be seen on land in Iceland [Credit: Elliot Lim, CIRES &amp; NOAA/NGOG]
What's it all About? Sea Floor Spreading explained by Bettie Higgs, Geology UCC
The Question Is? How solid is the Earth's crust where tectonic plates collide? We ask Sergei Lebedev, of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.&nbsp;
Writer's Room. We talk to Patrick Wyse-Jackson, curator of the Geology Museum at TCD, and author of 'Introducing Palaeontology, A Guide to Ancient Life'&nbsp;
To contact the show email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie
Thanks for listening
Se&aacute;n Duke, Presenter &amp; Producer of Science Spinning, 'The Show with an Irish Spin on Science'&nbsp;
Broadcast on 10th Feb. 2011 on 103.2 Dublin City FM
IMAGE: The Mid Atlantic Ridge (in red) can b...Geophysics; Nanotechnology; Native Irish Building Stone <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/72/37/2d/sciencespin/1400x1400_3957851.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Broadcast on 103.2 <a href="http://www.dublincityfm.ie">Dublin City FM</a> on 3rd February 2011</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">IMAGE: Cover of 'Stone by Stone' a guide to the use of building stone in Northern Ireland [Credit: Appletree Press Ltd]&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">What's it all about?&nbsp;Geophysics explained by Prof Chris Bean, School of Geosciences at UCD.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The question is? Will nanotechnology change the world, and if so, how? We ask Aidan Quinn, Head of the Nanotechnology Research Unit at the Tyndall National Institute&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Writer's room. We talk to Dawson Stellfox, editor of 'Stone by Stone' a book that advocates use of native Irish stone in buildings here.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">To contact the show email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">For more about the presenter visit: <a href="http://www.seanduke.com">Science Spinning</a>&nbsp;</span></p>http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-02-07T09_12_03-08_00http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-02-07T09_12_03-08_00Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:12:03 GMT2013-12-062013-12-06http://sciencespin.podomatic.com
Sean Dukegeophysics,chris,bean,ucd,nanotechnology,nanoweek,ireland,tyndall,national,institute,aidan,quinn,stone,by,native,irish,dawson,stellfox1713no7Broadcast on 103.2 Dublin City FM on 3rd February 2011
IMAGE: Cover of 'Stone by Stone' a guide to the use of building stone in Northern Ireland [Credit: Appletree Press Ltd]&nbsp;
What's it all about?&nbsp;Geophysics explained by Prof Chris Bean, School of Geosciences at UCD.&nbsp;
The question is? Will nanotechnology change the world, and if so, how? We ask Aidan Quinn, Head of the Nanotechnology Research Unit at the Tyndall National Institute&nbsp;
Writer's room. We talk to Dawson Stellfox, editor of 'Stone by Stone' a book that advocates use of native Irish stone in buildings here.&nbsp;
To contact the show email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie
For more about the presenter visit: Science Spinning&nbsp;Broadcast on 103.2 Dublin City FM on 3rd February 2011
IMAGE: Cover of 'Stone by Stone' a guide ...Invasive Species Threat, Brown Trout in Ireland, Tree Pests & Global Warming <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/72/37/2d/sciencespin/1400x1400_3919799.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Broadcast on 103.2 Dublin City FM, 27th Jan. 2011
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Brown Trout, such as the one pictured here, are the subject of an new book by Irish fishery scientist, Martin O'Grady [Credit: Wikipedia]
THE QUESTION IS
Trees act as a brake on global warming, as they suck up 'greenhouse gases', but new pests are increasingly threatening trees in Ireland and around the world. We ask John Sweeney, climate researcher at NUI Maynooth, how serious is the threat to trees and what can be done about it?
IN WRITER'S ROOM
We speak to Martin O'Grady, author of 'Ireland's Brown Trout'
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
Invasive species are creating havoc in Ireland's rivers and lakes. We ask Joe Caffrey, of the Central Fishers Board, to explain what they are, and how they cause environmental damage.
To contact the show, email: sciencespinning@dublinclityfm.ie http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-29T11_42_54-08_00http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-29T11_42_54-08_00Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:42:54 GMT2013-12-062013-12-06http://sciencespin.podomatic.com
Sean Dukebrown,trout,in,ireland,martin,o'grady,central,fisheries,board,invasive,species1544no8Broadcast on 103.2 Dublin City FM, 27th Jan. 2011
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Brown Trout, such as the one pictured here, are the subject of an new book by Irish fishery scientist, Martin O'Grady [Credit: Wikipedia]
THE QUESTION IS
Trees act as a brake on global warming, as they suck up 'greenhouse gases', but new pests are increasingly threatening trees in Ireland and around the world. We ask John Sweeney, climate researcher at NUI Maynooth, how serious is the threat to trees and what can be done about it?
IN WRITER'S ROOM
We speak to Martin O'Grady, author of 'Ireland's Brown Trout'
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
Invasive species are creating havoc in Ireland's rivers and lakes. We ask Joe Caffrey, of the Central Fishers Board, to explain what they are, and how they cause environmental damage.
To contact the show, email: sciencespinning@dublinclityfm.ie Broadcast on 103.2 Dublin City FM, 27th Jan. 2011
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Brown Trout, such as the one pictur...Social Searching on the 'Net; Prime Numbers; Ireland's Animals<img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/72/37/2d/sciencespin/1400x1400_3885167.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;">IMAGE:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The cover of 'Ireland's Animals, myths, legends &amp; folkore' by Niall Mac Coitir [Credit: Gordon D'Arcy].</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Question Is</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Can we improve the quality of our Internet searches through co-operation? We ask <a href="http://www.csi.ucd.ie/users/barry-smyth">Barry Smyth, Professor of Computer Science at UCD</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Writers' Room&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">We speak to Niall Mac Coitir, author of 'Ireland's Animals, myths legends and folklore'&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">What's it All About?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Prime numbers are the most basic building blocks of mathematics. <a href="http://euclid.ucc.ie/pages/staff/machale/dmachale.htm">Professor Des McHale</a>, a mathematician at UCC, explain what prime numbers are, and why they are important to us all.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">To contact the show, email: sciencespinning@dublinclityfm.ie&nbsp;</span></p>http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-21T04_43_40-08_00http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-21T04_43_40-08_00Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:43:40 GMT2013-12-062013-12-06http://sciencespin.podomatic.com
Sean Dukebarry,smyth,ucd,heystaks,internet,searches,prime,numbers,des,mchale,ucc,niall,mac,coitir,ireland's,animals,myths,legends,&,folklore1599no9IMAGE:
The cover of 'Ireland's Animals, myths, legends &amp; folkore' by Niall Mac Coitir [Credit: Gordon D'Arcy].
The Question Is
Can we improve the quality of our Internet searches through co-operation? We ask Barry Smyth, Professor of Computer Science at UCD.
Writers' Room&nbsp;
We speak to Niall Mac Coitir, author of 'Ireland's Animals, myths legends and folklore'&nbsp;
What's it All About?
Prime numbers are the most basic building blocks of mathematics. Professor Des McHale, a mathematician at UCC, explain what prime numbers are, and why they are important to us all.&nbsp;
To contact the show, email: sciencespinning@dublinclityfm.ie&nbsp;IMAGE:
The cover of 'Ireland's Animals, myths, legends &amp; folkore' by Niall Mac Coitir [Credi...Ireland's Weather Disasters; The Future of Mobile 'Apps' <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/72/37/2d/sciencespin/1400x1400_3867485.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;">IMAGE: Ireland suffered horrendous weather patterns in 2009 and 2010 [Credit: Four Courts Press]&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Question Is?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Software applications, or 'apps' for smartphones, such as the iPhone, are experiencing an explosion of interest. What is likely to happen in the mobile phone apps market in the next few years? We ask Barry Downes, a research leader in this field, with the Waterford IT-based <a href="http://www.tssg.org/">TSSG</a> research institute.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Writer's Room</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">A mountain of words have described our recent economic woes. The other major talking point of Ireland's miserable last few years has been the awful weather. This unprecedented period of snow, ice and floods is described by geographer <a href="http://www.nuigalway.ie/geography/staff/hickey.html">Kieran Hickey</a>, and put into a historical context, in <em>Deluge&nbsp;Ireland's Weather Disasters, 2009-2010.&nbsp;</em></span></p>http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-17T03_20_39-08_00http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-17T03_20_39-08_00Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:20:39 GMT2013-12-062013-12-06http://sciencespin.podomatic.com
Sean Dukeireland's,weather,disasters,mobile,apps,barry,downes,tssg,kieran,hickey,nuig1613no10IMAGE: Ireland suffered horrendous weather patterns in 2009 and 2010 [Credit: Four Courts Press]&nbsp;
The Question Is?
Software applications, or 'apps' for smartphones, such as the iPhone, are experiencing an explosion of interest. What is likely to happen in the mobile phone apps market in the next few years? We ask Barry Downes, a research leader in this field, with the Waterford IT-based TSSG research institute.&nbsp;
Writer's Room
A mountain of words have described our recent economic woes. The other major talking point of Ireland's miserable last few years has been the awful weather. This unprecedented period of snow, ice and floods is described by geographer Kieran Hickey, and put into a historical context, in Deluge&nbsp;Ireland's Weather Disasters, 2009-2010.&nbsp;IMAGE: Ireland suffered horrendous weather patterns in 2009 and 2010 [Credit: Four Courts Press]&...Seizures in Newborns; Preventing Obesity; Mapmaker's Biography [DCFM: 52] <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/72/37/2d/sciencespin/1400x1400_3827797.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;">IMAGE: Newborn babies can experience undetected seizures, which can lead to serious consequences later in life. A team at UCC is developing technology to better ensure earlier detection and medical intervention. [Credit: Science Foundation Ireland]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Science Books</strong>: Interview with Richard Kirwan, former director of the Ordnance Survey about his book 'If Maps Could Speak'.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>The Question Is</strong>?: Can scientists develop pro-biotic products that can prevent obesity and even colon cancer? We ask Catherine Stanton, a probiotic researcher based at Teagasc.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>What's it All About</strong>?: Undetected brain seizures in newborns can cause serious problems later in life. New technology, being developed in Cork can help earlier detection and intervention, leading to better outcomes for the children later in life. We discuss the technology, with Geraldine Boylan, a researcher at the Neonatal Research Unit at UCC, who is part of the technology development team.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">To contact the show email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">For more about the presenter, Se&aacute;n Duke, click <a href="http://seanduke.com/about/">here</a></span></p>http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-06T15_32_26-08_00http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-06T15_32_26-08_00Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:32:26 GMT2013-12-062013-12-06http://sciencespin.podomatic.com
Sean Dukebrain,seizures,in,newborns,geraldine,boylan,ucc,neonatal,research,unit,catherine,stanton,probiotics,and,obesity,richard,kirwan,ordnance,survey,of,ireland,if,maps,could,speak1699no11IMAGE: Newborn babies can experience undetected seizures, which can lead to serious consequences later in life. A team at UCC is developing technology to better ensure earlier detection and medical intervention. [Credit: Science Foundation Ireland]
Science Books: Interview with Richard Kirwan, former director of the Ordnance Survey about his book 'If Maps Could Speak'.&nbsp;
The Question Is?: Can scientists develop pro-biotic products that can prevent obesity and even colon cancer? We ask Catherine Stanton, a probiotic researcher based at Teagasc.&nbsp;
What's it All About?: Undetected brain seizures in newborns can cause serious problems later in life. New technology, being developed in Cork can help earlier detection and intervention, leading to better outcomes for the children later in life. We discuss the technology, with Geraldine Boylan, a researcher at the Neonatal Research Unit at UCC, who is part of the technology development team.&nbsp;
To contact the show email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie&nbsp;
For more about the presenter, Se&aacute;n Duke, click hereIMAGE: Newborn babies can experience undetected seizures, which can lead to serious consequences ...Ireland's Maths Problem; Wireless Medical Devices; A Smartphone Defibrillator [DCFM:51]<img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/72/37/2d/sciencespin/1400x1400_3761534.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Ireland's Maths Problem; Shape-shifting implants; Mobile defibrillator</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">IMAGE: A smartphone, such as this iphone, could be converted into a mobile defibrillator, according to Belvedere College science students [Credit: Gizmodo]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">What's it all about? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Electroactive Polymers, or EAPs, are materials that change shape in response to electricity. These have potential for use as futuristic medical devices, for use, for example, in people with cardiovascular disease. Frank Stam of the Tyndall National Institute tells us more.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The question is?&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The latest OECD report on maths standards shows Ireland has slipped into the bottom half of the league table when it comes to maths standards among developed nations. We ask Dr Sara McMurry, a retired physicist from TCD, and the author of a new book called 'Mathematics as a language' where she thinks we are going wrong.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Inventive minds</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">We talk this week to two Belvedere College students, Owen Killian and Lucas Grange, that will be exhibiting their idea for a smartphone defibrillator at the upcoming BT Young Scientist &amp; Technology Exhibition&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">To contact the show with comments, suggestions or suggests, email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks for listening Sean Duke, Presenter &amp; Producer, Science Spinning on 103.2 Dublin City FM.</span></p>http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2010-12-17T07_04_49-08_00http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2010-12-17T07_04_49-08_00Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:04:49 GMT2013-12-062013-12-06http://sciencespin.podomatic.com
Sean Dukedefibrillator,belvedere,college,owen,killian,lucas,grange,bt,young,scientist,and,technology,exhibition,2011,sara,mcmurry,mathematics,as,a,language,electroactive,polymers,frank,stam,tyndall,national,institute1594no12Ireland's Maths Problem; Shape-shifting implants; Mobile defibrillator
IMAGE: A smartphone, such as this iphone, could be converted into a mobile defibrillator, according to Belvedere College science students [Credit: Gizmodo]
What's it all about?
Electroactive Polymers, or EAPs, are materials that change shape in response to electricity. These have potential for use as futuristic medical devices, for use, for example, in people with cardiovascular disease. Frank Stam of the Tyndall National Institute tells us more.&nbsp;
The question is?&nbsp;
The latest OECD report on maths standards shows Ireland has slipped into the bottom half of the league table when it comes to maths standards among developed nations. We ask Dr Sara McMurry, a retired physicist from TCD, and the author of a new book called 'Mathematics as a language' where she thinks we are going wrong.&nbsp;
Inventive minds
We talk this week to two Belvedere College students, Owen Killian and Lucas Grange, that will be exhibiting their idea for a smartphone defibrillator at the upcoming BT Young Scientist &amp; Technology Exhibition&nbsp;
To contact the show with comments, suggestions or suggests, email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie
To SUBSCRIBE to receive a podcast of the show each week, simply email the word 'SUBSCRIBE' to sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie
Thanks for listening Sean Duke, Presenter &amp; Producer, Science Spinning on 103.2 Dublin City FM.Ireland's Maths Problem; Shape-shifting implants; Mobile defibrillator
IMAGE: A smartphone, such...Quantum Computers; Wave Energy off Ireland; Innovation Academy [DCFM: 50] <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/72/37/2d/sciencespin/1400x1400_3675344.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Quantum Computers, Wave Energy off Ireland, Innovation Academy&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">IMAGE: The wave energy that resides off the coastline of Ireland could provide 40 per cent of our electricity needs, experts state. [credit: www.ecofriend.org/]&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">What's it all about?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Experts state that a quantum computer, based on manipulation of atoms, could make today's computers look like a child's abacus. But, how do they work, and when can all expect to be using them? We ask Michael McGettrick, School of Mathematics at NUI Galway to explain.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">The question is?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">It is estimated that wave power could provide up to 40 per cent of Ireland's electricity needs, reducing energy costs and carbon dioxide emissions hugely in the process. The potential is there to lead the world in wave energy, but how likely is it to happen? We ask Tony Lewis of the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre at UCC.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Inventive minds</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Where will Ireland get enough highly-educated entrepreneurs to drive the 'knowledge economy'? Well one place might be as graduates of the UCD-TCD Innovation Academy for PhDs launched last week. We discuss the initiative with Academy co-Director, Suzi Jarvis of UCD.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">To contact the show with comments, suggestions or suggests, email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">To SUBSCRIBE to receive a podcast of the show each week, simply email the word 'SUBSCRIBE' to sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks for listening</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Sean Duke, Presenter &amp; Producer, Science Spinning on 103.2 Dublin City FM.&nbsp;</span></p>http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2010-11-26T08_25_05-08_00http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/entry/2010-11-26T08_25_05-08_00Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:25:05 GMT2013-12-062013-12-06http://sciencespin.podomatic.com
Sean Dukewave,energy,quantum,computers,ucd-tcd,innovation,academy,suzi,jarvis,tony,lewis,michael,mcgettrick1750no13Quantum Computers, Wave Energy off Ireland, Innovation Academy&nbsp;
IMAGE: The wave energy that resides off the coastline of Ireland could provide 40 per cent of our electricity needs, experts state. [credit: www.ecofriend.org/]&nbsp;
What's it all about?
Experts state that a quantum computer, based on manipulation of atoms, could make today's computers look like a child's abacus. But, how do they work, and when can all expect to be using them? We ask Michael McGettrick, School of Mathematics at NUI Galway to explain.&nbsp;
The question is?
It is estimated that wave power could provide up to 40 per cent of Ireland's electricity needs, reducing energy costs and carbon dioxide emissions hugely in the process. The potential is there to lead the world in wave energy, but how likely is it to happen? We ask Tony Lewis of the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre at UCC.&nbsp;
Inventive minds
Where will Ireland get enough highly-educated entrepreneurs to drive the 'knowledge economy'? Well one place might be as graduates of the UCD-TCD Innovation Academy for PhDs launched last week. We discuss the initiative with Academy co-Director, Suzi Jarvis of UCD.&nbsp;
To contact the show with comments, suggestions or suggests, email: sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie
To SUBSCRIBE to receive a podcast of the show each week, simply email the word 'SUBSCRIBE' to sciencespinning@dublincityfm.ie&nbsp;
Thanks for listening
Sean Duke, Presenter &amp; Producer, Science Spinning on 103.2 Dublin City FM.&nbsp;Quantum Computers, Wave Energy off Ireland, Innovation Academy&nbsp;
IMAGE: The wave energy that...